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Joy Taylor

Joy Taylor’s full name is Joy Allison Taylor, and she is a well-known radio and podcast host and television host. She is employed by Fox Sports 1. Joy currently hosts ‘The Herd with Colin Cowherd,’ a popular sports talk show. She is also best known as the younger sister of American footballer Jason Taylor.

Quick Facts

Full NameJoy Taylor
First NameJoy
Last NameTaylor
Professionradio, podcast, and television host
NationalityAmerican
Birth CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Father NameAnthony Taylor
Mother NameGeorgia Taylor
Gender IdentityFemale
Sexual OrientationStraight
HoroscopeCapricorn
Date of Birth17,1987
Married DateFebruary 13, 2016

Biography and Early Life

Joy Taylor was born on January 17, 1987, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Anthony and Georgia Taylor are Joy Taylor’s parents. Her father is African-American, and her mother is white. As a result, Joy Taylor’s ethnicity is multiracial.

Jason and Noah are her two siblings. Jason Taylor, Joy Taylor’s brother, is a retired football player who played defensive end and outside linebacker in the National Football League from 1997 to 2011.

The radio host enrolled at Barry University to pursue a degree in Broadcast Communication. She received her diploma in 2009. Joy was the host of the radio show The Noise while at university. She was also the manager of the university’s radio station, WBRY 1640 AM.

Height and Weight

Joy Taylor is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 59kg. Joy Taylor has an hourglass figure with measurements of 37-27-38 inches for her bust, waist, and hips. She has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair.

 Professional Life

Joy began her career at 790 AM at the Ticket in Miami, where she worked for three years. Later, she moved from executive producer to co-host for Zaslow and Joy, one of the top-rated morning-drive sports radio shows. She joined FOX Sports in March 2016, where she served as a pinch hitter in a variety of roles, including filling in for Kristine Leahy on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. On August 15, 2016, she began moderating for Fox Sports’ debate show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed. The radio personality also hosts The Hang on Facebook Live and a podcast called Maybe I’m Crazy. In 2018, Joy moved from Skip and Shannon: Undisputed to The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

Joy Taylor
Joy Taylor

Joy Taylor Net worth

She is a well-known host with a 1 million-dollar net worth as of January 2024. Joy earns that amount of money through her work on television and radio. She has worked for several radio and television stations. She began working for FOX Sports in March of 2016.

Joy Taylor Husband & Marriage

Richard Giannotti was her husband. He is a former baseball player and businessman from the United States. They first met in a baseball game in 2014, when Richard was playing for the Miami Hurricane and she was in the audience. Their mutual friend introduced them and later became friends with them.

They fell in love and started dating after a while. After a year of having love affairs, they decided to take their relationship to the next level and got engaged in mid-2015. The couple exchanged wedding vows at the Baltimore Luxury Hotel in Miami on February 13, 2016, just one day before Valentine’s Day. Their wedding was lavish, and many guests were invited. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long, and they divorced in September 2017 after only a year of marriage. When it comes to her ex-husband, his full name is Richard Brandon Giannotti. He is currently 37 years old. Richard J. Giannotti, a former FBI agent, and Susan Giannotti are his parents. In 2004, he made his MLB debut with the Anaheim Angels.

In August of this year, the couple got engaged. They were a hot couple back then. They were said to be engaged to be married. However, they called off their engagement in November of 2019. The reason for their divorce is unknown at this time.